diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/li/libmhash/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmhash/package.nix
index c13761b2c69c..ce3706fe4e19 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/li/libmhash/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/li/libmhash/package.nix
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       which are based on hash algorithms.
     '';
     homepage = "https://mhash.sourceforge.net";
-    license = "LGPL";
+    license = lib.licenses.lgpl2Only;
     platforms = lib.platforms.unix;
   };
 }